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The article than makes the case for the use of personas in information science research, which is interesting.<\/p>\n<p>The article presents a quick review of the strengths and weaknesses of personas and also presents a case study of the approach.<\/p>\n<p>I found the article interesting in that data-driven personas, like those developed via <a href=\"https:\/\/persona.qcri.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">APG<\/a>, can be great research foundations.<\/p>\n<p>Full article: Singh, Vandana. Personas and Scenarios as a Methodology for Information Sciences. Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries, 7(1), 123-134. Available at: &lt;http:\/\/www.qqml-journal.net\/index.php\/qqml\/article\/view\/462&gt;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jansen, B. J., Salminen, J., and Jung, S.G. 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